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=== European avalanche size table === '''Avalanche size:''' {{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="width:10%;"|Size ! style="width:35%;"|Runout ! style="width:35%;"|Potential Damage ! style="width:20%;"|Physical Size |- |1 β Sluff |Small snow slide that cannot bury a person, though there is a danger of falling. |Unlikely, but possible risk of injury or death to people. |length <50 m <br />volume <100 m<sup>3</sup> |- |2 β Small |Stops within the slope. |Could bury, injure or kill a person. |length <100 m <br />volume <1,000 m<sup>3</sup> |- |3 β Medium |Runs to the bottom of the slope. |Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy small buildings or break trees. |length <1,000 m <br />volume <10,000 m<sup>3</sup> |- |4 β Large |Runs over flat areas (significantly less than 30Β°) of at least 50 m in length, may reach the valley bottom. |Could bury and destroy large trucks and trains, large buildings and forested areas. |length >1,000 m <br />volume >10,000 m<sup>3</sup> |}
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